St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-23
More Arguments Over Those
Court House Steam Heat
ing Contracts.
Preparations for q Stately
Banquet and Reception to
Cardinal Gibbons.
Two Weddings Last Evening
and Other Social Events
Local Round Up.
BOOTH DIDN'T LIKE 1T.

Manager Scott Says the Great
Actor Wanted to Play in St.
Paul.
Manager Scott was seen by GLOBE
reporter yesterday as he was on his way
to the union depot to board train for
Minneapolis.
''Going over to shake hands with
Booth?" queried the reporter.
No. on other business"
it wasn't quite train time and Mr..
Scott stopped for brief chat, during
which the line of conversation turned
on the reason why Booth and Barrett
We're not engaged to appear in ST Paul.
He said it was his intention last spring
10 book Booth and Barrett for st. Paul
This season. and arrangements were
nearly made for their coming here later
on. He went East last summer prin-
cipally to conSummate arrangements for
their appearance here, it being the eX-
pectation that they would play a
weeks stand in each city in
the Grand opera houses. When he az
rived in New York he was informed by
their manager that they had closed dates
for this week with the Hennepin Ave
nue. theater. Minneapolis, and had done
50 principally as they had secured their
own terms. Manager Scot was told if
he would book them for the Grand the
week of September p. they would play
i'll st. Paul, otherwise arrangements
couldn't be made. 1t was impossible to
give them this date at the ST. Paul Grand,
as the FlorenceS. the DEVILS Auction
and the Maggie Mitchell companies had
been booked for dates including this
week: and as they were all good COM
al Sgnff dpnPnh
as an attraction each year, he didn't
feel like
CANCELLING THEIR DATES
10 make room for Acknowledgement COM
biuation. The manager Of these stars,
he said. was very Independent in his
dealings and he didn't propose to
knuckle too much to him. Booth"
said Manager Scott, wasn't satisfied
with comingtO Minneapolis and leaving
st. Paul out in the cold. He had a great
many friends in the Capital City
and he knew it, and it was
question for some time whether he
lie was finally induced to do so by his
manager, who expected to draw largely
upon St. Paul for his audiences in
Minneapolis. He may get $500 of st.
Paul money. but not any more than
that. Booth and Barrett both know
that they can count on 33 per cent.
more friends in this city than they have
in Minneapolis. and in my opinion they
have made Il mistake in giving st. Paul
the grand go by
At this point Scott looked at his
watch, and saying, 1--we got just a
minute to catch my train in,'' started
for the depot on a run.
There are a great many people in ST.
Paul who feel that Booth and Barrett
have given this city the cold shoulder
from selfish motives and many of them
are staying at home who would attend
the entertainments in Minneapolis if
they could see any reason why these
truly great actors couldn't have ar
ranged through their manager to play
i'll St. Paul as well as Minneapolis.
''Of course said wealthy citizen
yesterday. they are independent for
they know they can draw great audi
ences wherever they appear, but l
wouldn't go 10 the trouble of making
trip to Minneapolis to see them play.
If they were here in St. Paul you bet
I'd go and I'd go every night they were
here tOo -